transformers

noun

plural of transformer
as in converters

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  1. engines
  2. machines
  3. motors
Noun
  • Patria and Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, agreed to begin final assembly of the engines in Finland in February 2026.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Its powerful jumpstarting capabilities can revive vehicles with gas engines up to 6 liters and diesel engines up to 4 liters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of engines
Noun
  • The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The difficult step is mixing different machines According to SCMP, CETC describes the ultimate objective as a heterogeneous, all-domain swarm, in which different uncrewed platforms can cooperate across air, land and sea.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of machines
Noun
  • One of the challenges in ramping up is that the Vega-C used the same solid rocket motors employed on Ariane 6, which is also looking to boost output.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • These vehicles utilize electric motors to burn less fuel through internal combustion and drive power to move wheels with electrical energy.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of motors
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